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Dictionaries

The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
REF ML100 .H36 1999
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This text covers concert music in the Western tradition from the earliest times by including entries for performers of Western concert music, jazz and popular music.

The New Grove Dictionary of American Music
REF ML101 .U6 N48 1986
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This is not a text for research on general music, this is specifically for information on all the music made in the United States by Americans. It includes musical terminology and information on instruments which have a particular meaning or occupy a particular place in American Music.

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd. edition
REF ML100 .N48 2001 v.1-v.28
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This book is an excellent starting point for all types of music research. Lengthy entries provide an scholarly overview of composers, musical styles, important musical centers, instruments, and other topics. All entries include a bibliography.

Dictionary of Electronic and Computer Music Technology
REF ML102 E4 D6
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The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd. edition
REF ML102.J3 N48 2001
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Entries provide "detailed attention to all periods and styles of jazz from many countries." Extensive bibliographies are included.

The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments
REF ML102 .I5 N48 1984
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Illustrations are the highlight of this collection of musical instrument history. It is alphabetized with signed entries. Importance is placed on the classification of instruments so that the user can get a good overall understanding of the musical instrument families.

The New Grove Dictionary of Opera
REF ML102 .O6 N5 1992
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A comprehensive guide to opera (the musical genre that arose in Italy about 1600), including descriptive entries on operatic works, performers, librettos, opera history and criticism, and costume.

NPR Classical Music Companion: Terms and Concepts from A to Z
REF ML108 H64
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Encyclopedias

Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik
REF ML100 .M92 1994
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Provides information about musical terms and musicians. Includes international topics, composers, and terms.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
REF ML100 .G16 1998 (CD ROM available at Reference Desk)

A scholarly analysis of music worldwide including volumes on: Africa; South America, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean; the United States and Canada; Southeast Asia; South Asia; the Middle East; East Asia: China, Japan and Korea; Europe; Australia and the Pacific Islands.

Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul
REF ML102 P66 S8
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The Oxford Companion to Popular Music
REF ML102.P66 G351 1991
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Provides brief factual entries covering the history and present day popular music in the English speaking world. Particular emphasis is on the history of popular music.

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Bibliographies

Analyses of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Music, 1940-1985
REF ML113 .W45 1987
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Historical Sets, Collected Editions, and Monuments of Music: A guide to their contents
REF ML113 .H55 1980 v.1-v.2
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The Literature of Chamber Music
REF ML1100 .C63 1997 v.1-v.4
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Music Reference and Research Materials: An annotated bibliography
REF ML113 .D83 1997
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This is a sampling of the reference resources available in Randall Library's Reference Collection. To find other reference resources, do a keyword search in the library catalog and limit it to UNCW Reference or ask a librarian.

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Last Update: 18 February, 2008 13:27